Marketplace Roundup: ManU Signs Deal With Japanese Social Gaming Company Gloops

ManU has signed a new sponsorship agreement with Japanese social gaming company gloops. The two-year regional sponsorship will see gloops become the club's first offical social gaming partner, allowing it the right to create and distribute a statistical based battle card social game in Japan (ManU). ... The German Volleyball Federation (DVV) has extended its partnership with German credit bank DKB. The company's logo will be on the sleeves of both men's and women's national teams in '13. In addition, DKB will become the national co-partner for the Women's European Volleyball Championship, which will be co-hosted by Germany and Switzerland from Sept. 6-14 (DVV). ... Nike SB is going to replace DC Shoes as the sponsor of the Street League of Skateboarding and of the SLS World Tour for the next few years. The competition, which involves the 20 best skateboarding professionals, will be renamed the SLS Nike SB World Tour (ISPO).